Women: Our History

CONTENTS......Page 6
1. The Birth of the Patriarchy (Up to 600CE)......Page 14
The world’s first women: Prehistory to the Bronze Age......Page 16
Through the ages: Goddesses......Page 20
Slaves, queens, and pharaohs: Ancient Egypt......Page 22
Draupadi in the Mahabharata: Indian dignity......Page 24
Priestesses and courtesans: Ancient Greece......Page 26
Experiences of marriage: Tying the knot......Page 30
Wives and workers: Ancient Iran......Page 32
The daughters of the Republic: Ancient Rome......Page 34
Cleopatra: Dying with honor......Page 36
Through the ages: Royalty......Page 38
Across the Empire: Life under Roman rule......Page 40
Motherhood and marriage: Mesoamerican society......Page 42
Warrior queens: Ancient African kingdoms......Page 44
Through the ages: Warfare......Page 46
2. Purity, Piety, and Property (600–1500)......Page 48
Privileges under Tang rule: China’s golden age......Page 50
The rise of Islam: 7th-century Arab world......Page 52
Life and leadership in the Pacific: Island traditions......Page 54
Experiences of childbirth: Hard labor......Page 56
Property and equality: Anglo-Saxon settlement......Page 58
Court life in Kyoto: Heian-era Japan......Page 60
Lady Murasaki: Lessons in propriety......Page 62
Norse myth and reality: The Viking age......Page 64
Through the ages: Religion......Page 68
Chivalry and courtly love: Medieval Europe......Page 70
Héloïse d’Argenteuil: Spurning convention......Page 72
Nomads and empire: Mongolian society......Page 74
Poetry and power: Eastern poetry......Page 76
Apocalypse and aftermath: The Black Death......Page 78
Christine de Pizan: Challenging misogyny......Page 80
Experiences of education: Life lessons......Page 82
Freedoms in decline: Joseon Korea......Page 84
Chieftains, queens, and kinswomen: Precolonial Africa......Page 86
Joan of Arc: Heroine of war......Page 88
Sun worship and sacrifice: Incas and Aztecs......Page 90
Through the ages: Crime......Page 92
A struggle for the English crown: The Wars of the Roses......Page 94
Warriors, wives, and widowhood: The Spanish Reconquista......Page 96
3. From Empire to Enlightenment (1500–1800)......Page 98
Cultural clashes: The New World......Page 100
The Taíno women: The crimes of Columbus......Page 102
Experiences of motherhood: Child’s play......Page 104
The sultanate of women: The Ottoman Empire......Page 106
Protestants versus Catholics: The Reformation......Page 108
Elizabeth I: Rallying her troops......Page 110
Through the ages: The stage......Page 112
Splendor and seclusion: The Mughal Empire......Page 114
Confucian customs: Edo Japan......Page 116
Life in the land of opportunity: Colonial America......Page 118
Abigail Hobbs: Confessing to witchcraft......Page 122
Through the ages: Witchcraft......Page 124
Land of obediences and virtues: The Qing Dynasty......Page 126
Mother Ann Lee: The Shaker movement......Page 128
Through the ages: Piracy......Page 130
The fight for liberty: The age of revolution......Page 132
Olympe de Gouges: Questioning the Revolution......Page 136
4. Knowledge and Power (1800–1914)......Page 138
Convicts and colonization: Settling in the Antipodes......Page 140
Through the ages: Adventurers......Page 144
The fight against Napoleon: European Nationalism......Page 146
Women of industry: The Industrial Revolution......Page 148
Darkness and immorality: The Romantic era......Page 152
Through the ages: Literature......Page 154
Spies, soldiers, and victims: Latin American revolutions......Page 156
Under the British Raj: Colonial India......Page 158
Keeping up appearances: Regency and Victorian Britain......Page 160
Through the ages: Prostitution......Page 162
Servants and suburbia: Social class in the West......Page 164
Rallying for reform: First-wave feminism......Page 166
The age of discovery: Science and progress......Page 168
Through the ages: Science......Page 170
The fight for freedom: The slave trade......Page 172
Sojourner Truth: Speaking out......Page 176
North versus South: The US Civil War......Page 178
The fight against imperialism: The Taiping Rebellion......Page 180
Through the ages: Medicine......Page 182
Mary Seacole: Nursing on the front......Page 184
Life on the frontier: The American Wild West......Page 186
The scramble for Africa: Colonial Africa......Page 190
Experiences of sexuality: Sex and sexuality......Page 192
Mistresses, maids, and governesses: 19th-century Australia......Page 194
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Boxer rebellion......Page 196
The end of foot-binding: 20th-century China......Page 198
5. The Age of Empowerment (1914–1960)......Page 200
From home front to front lines: The Great War......Page 202
Experiences of Death: Loss and grief......Page 206
Suffragists take action: Women win the vote......Page 208
Emmeline Pankhurst: Militant protest......Page 212
Through the ages: Art......Page 214
The red waves of revolution: The rise of communism......Page 216
Husbands and hysteria: The insane asylum......Page 220
Through the ages: Beauty......Page 222
Flappers and freedom: The roaring twenties......Page 224
The Nigerian Women’s War: The war of 1929......Page 228
Virginia Woolf: A room of one’s own......Page 230
Through the ages: Cinema......Page 232
Fascism and freedom fighters: Totalitarian regimes......Page 234
Into the line of fire: World War II......Page 236
Mobilizing the workforce: War work......Page 240
Experiences of work: Nine to five......Page 242
Viva la revolución: South America in turmoil......Page 244
Frida Kahlo: Art and suffering......Page 246
Soldiers of freedom: Decolonization......Page 248
Through the ages: Fashion......Page 252
Simone de Beauvoir: Femininity and society......Page 254
Rebel nuns and political martyrs: Politics outside the convent......Page 256
6. Smashing the Glass Ceiling (1960 to present day)......Page 258
Propaganda and politics in the Space Age: The Cold War......Page 260
Phan Ngoc Anh: Combat and communism......Page 262
Through the ages: Military service......Page 264
South Africa divided: Protest against Apartheid......Page 266
The march towards Civil Rights: The fight for racial equality......Page 268
Maya Angelou: Resisting racism and oppression......Page 270
Through the ages: Music......Page 272
The personal gets political: Second-wave feminism......Page 274
Betty Friedan: Equality now......Page 278
Experiences of contraception: Family planning......Page 280
The divorce revolution: The modern divorce......Page 282
Women mean business: The 1980s......Page 284
Corazon Aquino: The people-power revolution......Page 286
Through the ages: Sport......Page 288
Crisis and displacement: Refugees and asylum seekers......Page 290
Revolutions and rights: Life in the Muslim world......Page 294
Malala Yousafzai: The fight for female education......Page 296
Poverty and exploitation: The developing world......Page 298
The modern face of feminism: The thirdwave and beyond......Page 300
Through the ages: LGBTQ women......Page 304
Victims of violence: Fighting femicide......Page 306
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Modern feminism......Page 308
Through the ages: Politics......Page 310
Index and endmatter......Page 312